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F— Off, Frenchie
Jacques Chirac has clearly taken leave of his senses:
French President Jacques Chirac said Friday that France would not go along with a new United Nations resolution allowing the United States and Britain to administer postwar Iraq.
The French president said at a European Union summit he would “not accept” a resolution that “would legitimize the military intervention [and] would give the belligerents the powers to administer Iraq.”
“That would justify the war after the event,” Chirac told reporters.
He probably wants Mugabe or TotalFinaElf to administer Iraq.
The Obnoxious Left
WHat to do when you are so bitter about being on the wrong side of history, on the wrong side of every issue, and on the wrong side of this war? Obviously, the answer is to vote ‘NO’ or ‘PRESENT’ in a resolution supporting our troops.
It’s the usual supects- Conyers, Rangel, McDermott, Stark. Go see if your representative is there, so you too can be embarassed.
Inspector Clouseau
Hans Blix is now stating that Iraq might be in material breach- if they launched scuds yesterday.
Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix yesterday said Iraq violated its agreement with the United Nations if the missiles it fired at American troops were Scuds.
“I’m very interested to know whether they used Scuds,” Blix said in an interview with the Fox News Channel. “If they’re firing [Scuds], of course that shows that there’s a violation,” he said.
Try not to laugh. Or cry.
Saddam fired a couple of those Scuds that he doesn’t have at me this afternoon.
He missed.
Saddam’s True Identity
Mr. Optimus or Sgt. Prime
Via Trojan Horseshoes the most bizarre military story I have heard in a long time:
A member of Ohio’s 5694th National Guard Unit in Mansfield legally changed his name to a Transformers toy.
Optimus Prime is heading out to the Middle East with his guard unit on Wednesday to provide fire protection for airfields under combat.
“On Sunday, we were awarded as the best firefighting unit in the Army National Guard in the entire country,” said Prime. “That was a big moment for us.”
Prime took his name from the leader of the Autobots Transformers, which were popular toys and a children’s cartoon in the 1980s.
He legally changed his name on his 30th birthday and now it’s on everything from his driver’s licence, to his military ID, to his uniform.
“They razzed me for three months to no end,” said Prime. “They really dug into me about it.”
“I got a letter from a general at the Pentagon when the name change went through and he says it was great to have the employ of the commander of the Autobots in the National Guard.”
War Coverage
Here is where I am going for info during the war:
As well as the usual mainstream media sources.